Slats
Slats perform the same function as flaps (that is, they temporarily alter the shape of the wing to increase lift), but they are attached to the front of the wing instead of the rear. They are also deployed on takeoff and landing.
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by Marshall Brain and Brian Adkins
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Inside this Article
- Weight and Lift
- A Few Words About Fluid
- Popular (and Imperfect) Explanations of Lift Creation
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- The Longer Path Explanation
- The Newtonian Explanation
- How Lift is Created
- Calculating Lift Based on Experimental Test Results
- Calculating Lift Using Computer Simulations
- Interesting Things about Wings
- Angle of Attack
- Flaps
- Slats
- Rotating Surfaces
- Blown Surfaces
- More Airplane Parts
- The Propeller
- Horizontal and Vertical Stabilizers
- Controlling the Direction
- Airplane Sensors
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Inside this Article
- Introduction to How Airplanes Work
- Aerodynamic Forces
- Drag
- Weight and Lift
- A Few Words About Fluid
- Popular (and Imperfect) Explanations of Lift Creation
- The Longer Path Explanation
- The Newtonian Explanation
- How Lift is Created
- Calculating Lift Based on Experimental Test Results
- Calculating Lift Using Computer Simulations
- Interesting Things about Wings
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